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homicide

[hom-uh-sahyd, hoh-muh-] / ˈhɒm əˌsaɪd, ˈhoʊ mə- /


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Sheriff’s Department homicide investigators are assisting the San Marino Police Department in the investigation.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026

After the discovery, the hiker placed an emergency call, and deputies from the sheriff’s Morongo Basin Station confirmed the find and requested aid from homicide detectives.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

President Claudia Sheinbaum recently hailed the success of her federal security strategy - saying the daily homicide rate in February 2026 was 44% lower than at the end of her predecessor's term in September 2024.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

Unlike the city’s homicide detectives, her students in the department of criminology and criminal justice had nothing but time on their hands, even if they didn’t always realize it.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

He had a good familiarity with the driving laws, the reckless driving laws, the negligent homicide laws.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel




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